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LIH Meaning

LIH Airport Meaning

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LIH Meaning:

LIH stands for Lihue Airport (Līhuʻe Airport)


Located in Lihue (Līhuʻe), Hawaii, LIH (Lihue Airport (Līhuʻe Airport)) is classified as a small hub airport by the FAA. You can check out more of LIH's characteristics and attributes below, including its airport code, location indicator and location identifier.


Lihue Airport (Līhuʻe Airport) (LIH) Characteristics:

      City: Lihue (Līhuʻe)
      State: Hawaii
      FAA: Lihue Airport (Līhuʻe Airport)
      IATA: LIH
      ICAO: PHLI
      Role: P-S

The city and state are where the airport is located, although an airport is sometimes outside of the boundaries city in which it's listed.

The "FAA" refers to the airport's location identifier, which is assigned by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).

The "IATA" refers to the airport code, which is assigned by the IATA (International Air Transport Association). Airports usually share the same FAA and IATA, though some do not.

The "ICAO" refers to the airport's location indicator, which assigned by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).


LIH is a commercial airport, and as such, is designated as a primary (P) airport by the FAA. All primary airports, inlcuding LIH, are grouped into four categories (hubs) by the FAA:

      P-N: Nonhub airport (has more than 10,000 annual enplanements, but less than 0.05% of total U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-S: Small hub airport (between 0.05% and 0.25% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-M: Medium hub airport (between 0.25 and 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-L: Large hub airport (at least 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)

LIH meaning is Lihue Airport (Līhuʻe Airport).

Lihue Airport (Līhuʻe Airport) can be abbreviated as LIH.

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